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The crashed Air France jet was flying too slowly, insiders have told Le Monde. Airbus, which built the plane, plans to notify airlines of the right thrust levels for flights in bad weather today, the Daily Telegraph says. Whether speed could be at fault for the jet’s series of glitches is “not clear,” says Reuters; messages from the plane suggest two computers failed.

Another pilot flying over the Atlantic said he saw a sudden “intense flash of white light that took a downward, vertical trajectory and disappeared in six seconds,” Spain’s El Mundo noted.

Geographic track data can be examined via Google Earth. Use 'AF 447' in search engine (you'll see multiple posts - work through them and subsequent map tags / event markers). You may translate French postings to English (or many other languages) using Google Translate: ( http://translate.google.com/tr... ).

Newser001

Jun 4, 2009 4:32 AM CDT

Read the Daily Telegraph (UK), Times (UK) (pieces referenced above), as they contain the most current information. It's looking more and more like a stall, given Airbus' newly announced revisions / advice with regard to thrust requirements in adverse conditions. The fact that the manufacturer of the aircraft is issuing new advice indicates that investigators have evidence that the aircraft slowed down too much, causing a high-altitude aerodynamic stall.